There were no injuries reported.
The owner, Paul Rinehart, said the house, which he rents out for Williams College student housing, may be a total loss. He said the students that had been living there left for the holiday break several days ago.
Rinehart noted the house was built as a three-bedroom farmhouse in the early 1800s. Today it sits adjacent to Williams College campus across the street from the schoolâs new science center construction project.
In fact, according to Williamstown Fire Chief Craig Pedercini, it was a member of the construction crew that spotted the smoke and called it in. In fact, a couple of construction workers also are firefighters, so when the first fire crew arrived, they helped connect to the hydrant and to run the pump truck until more firefighters arrived on scene.